Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 06:51
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 96.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 202
81% 138 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 630
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 629
39% 629 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1581 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69% Good
Lighting 87
Reflection 95
Parallax 89.1
71% 90.4 fps
MRender 86
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 75.6
65% 80.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DC8110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 330 376 374 399 390 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 336
Write 290
Mixed 278
SusWrite 367
72% 318 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 37.5
145% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 192
183% 286 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 101%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497
923GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 104 108 108 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 107
Write 108
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 107
69% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 61%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
597GB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 99 100 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 92.7
Write 93
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 99.3
107% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 24.9
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 22
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 22
60% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 1,171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7 - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $823
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